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It is clear that MAD Lions did not play its best League of Legends coming into Worlds 2020, but now that the team has been eliminated, there are certain trends that became clearly exacerbated problems throughout the play-in. Let's take a look at where MAD Lions fell short at Worlds 2020.
Fnatic has released a new apparel line to commemorate its qualification for the 2020 League of Legends World Championship. The Worlds 2020 Pro Kit features a jersey, a jacket, a pair of joggers, a facemask, and a plethora of accessories.
G2 Esports have become the champions of the 2020 League of Legends European Championship, displaying a fierce series against the usual rivals, Fnatic.
Rogue has defeated the MAD Lions 3-0 in the 2020 League of Legends European Championship Summer Playoffs. With regained synergy between the team members, the team will advance to the Semifinals.
Fnatic qualifying for Worlds 2020 right after G2 Esports makes it in prompts a question in our minds: Did one of the most exciting and unpredictable Splits in the history of the LEC scale up to the inevitable Fnatic versus G2 finals?
Recently, ocelote talked to Lara Lunardi from Inven Global about the team's current situation, showing support for his players, and the current state of the LEC.
Following a week of controversy regarding the leagues’ most recent partnership with NEOM, teams have united to showcase solidarity by displaying pride flags on their broadcasts.
Maurice "Amazing" Stückenschneider has recently addressed the verbal and emotional abused professional players go through when connecting with fans on the internet. During the sixth week of the League of Legends European Championship, Lara Lunardi got to further discuss the subject with Misfits' coach.
Aaron "Medic" Chamberlain has stepped up his game in the League of Legends European Championship Summer Split by taking over the Analysts Desk without depriving us of the ever delightful MediVedi casts.
Leading CEE banking group now an official Finals Main Partner for the League of Legends European Championship Playoffs.
Schalke 04 Esports managed to secure its first win in the League of Legends European Championship this past Sunday, against Fnatic. After its initial struggle in the first four weeks of the split, the team was finally able to break its 0-8 loss streak.
The ghost was named Disco Nunu, by the way.
You read that right, SK Gaming, the team that ended the Spring Split at 4-14, have tied their win total and looking dominant enough to make observers forget about their early-year woes.
Everyone needs a vacation now and then. Professional players that are in the highest rankings are the ones with the least amount of time off, due to making it to every major tournament, so every time off counts. Inven Global got to catch up with G2 Esports' Jungler Marcin "Jankos" Jankowski, asking about his League of Legends European Championship off-season in Poland.
Origen’s bumpy 1-2 Summer Split start was not what they had envisioned in Week 1, with defeats against the revamped SK Gaming and the Kobbe-empowered Misfits Gaming serving as early stumbling blocks in a new meta. However, their victory against G2 Esports on Saturday, June 13 was cause for relief – especially for German AD carry Elias “Upset” Lipp.
Rising above G2 Esports and Schalke 04, Vitality entered the stage with confidence. Hadrien "Duke" Forestier, coach of Team Vitality took the time to discuss the changes in the team's roster, practice, and hopes for the upcoming weeks.
Previously partnered with the LCS, All-Star, Mid-Season Invitational, and the League of Legends World Championship, they now are part of the European family.
Petr "denyk" Haramach believes a person is defined by their work ethic. Of all the League of Legends European Championship (LEC) rookies, he is the oldest (25) and because of that, might be the wisest. Misfits Gaming’s Support player balanced pursuing a degree in college and his career as a professional League of Legends player before he landed in a major league and was forced to narrow his focus.
Riot Games has shared both good and bad news. First, they shared plans to bring back the production team to the LEC Studio, in Berlin, followed by the cancellation of the 2020 Summer Split finals that would take place in Mälmo, Sweden.